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v No. 626,898. 7 Patented luna I3, mam

A. GABTNER.

@Application filed Jan. 81, 1899.)

(No Model.)

WITNESSES!- /g p A TORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

ALFRED GARTNER, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO BENJAMIN EASTWOOD,OF SAME PLACE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No 626,8?8, dated June 13,1899. Application filed January 31, 1899. Serial No. 703,976. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED GARTNER, a citizen of the United States,residing in Paterson, in the county of Passaic and State of New J ersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Looms; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit ap- Io pertains to make andnse the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings,

and to letters of reference marked thereon zontally-reciprocating reed,and in the combi-- nation and arrangement of the various parts,substantially as will be hereinafter more fully described, and finallyembodied in the clauses of the claim.

0 In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of aportion of a loom provided with my improvements; Fig. 2, a top plan viewof Fig. 1; and Figs. 3 and 4 are a transverse sectional anda front view,respec- 3 5 Lively, of the stationary batten and the reciprocating reeddetached from the loom.

In said drawings,a represents a loom-frame, supporting in the usualmanner the warp and cloth beams b and c, and the main drivingo shaft u,carrying the hand-wheel z.

The lay or batten h is secured by suitable brackets 'i to the sides ofthe loom-frame a, and its central top portion is provided with a(preferably dovetailed) recess or groove h.

In said groove or recess is slidingly arranged a top plate or raceway g,of wood, porcelain, or any other suitable material, to the rear portionof which is secured the lower bar of the reed-frame 6, provided withdents f and constituting the reed d, as clearly shown.

The batten h sustains two pairs of brackets m and n, projecting,respectively, from the front and rear portions of said batten' andprovided at their upper or free ends with tubular enlargements orsleeves 0. The sleeves 0 5 5 of each pair of brackets are connected andpenetrated by a guide-bar p, which is removably heldin position byset-screws q, arranged in said sleeves, and which guide-bars are aboveand at right angles to the batten h. To the end or vertical bars 4 ofthe reed-frame are secured (or integral therewith) tubular projectionsor sleeves s, strengthened by ribs i, projecting from the rear faces ofthe bars 0" and slidingly arranged upon their respective guide-bars p.

The means for effecting reciprocation of the reed consists of pitmen to,each of which is pivotally connected at one of its ends to itsrespective sleeve 3, as at w, and at its other end to the driving-shaftc in the usual and well-known manner.

It must be remarked that the shuttle-boxes y are arranged on the endportion of the batten, and that arrangement does not differ from theconstruction common to broad silk looms.

In regard to the operation it need only be I remarked that there is nodifference between the ordinary loom and the loom above described,excepting'that the batten remains stationary, and the reed ishorizontally reciprocated, guided upon the bars 1) 1), thereby effectingthe beating up of the weft, as will be manifest.

I do not intend to limit myself to the precise construction shown anddescribed, as various alterations can be made without changing the scopeof my invention; but

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a loom, the combination with the frame, a batten stationarilyarranged on, and a crank-shaft journaled in, said frame, of a 'reedcarried by and adapted to reciprocate 5 independently of said batten,brackets also mounted on said batten, guide-bars sustained by saidbrackets and supporting said reed and pitmen connecting said crank-shaftand the reed, substantially as described.

2. In a loom, the combination with the frame, a batten station arilyarranged on, and

2 4 I eeses a crank-shaft journaled in, said frame, of a reed carried byand adapted to reciprocate mounted on said batten, guide-bars sustainedby said brackets above and transversely to said batten and supportingsaid reed, and pitmen connecting said crank-shaft and the reed,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this17th day of 20 January, 1899.

ALFRED GARTNER.

Witnesses:

LOUISE SNYDER, JAMES B. NEWTON

